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New Physiotherapist service - We now have two Specialist Physiotherapists based at Pathhead Medical Centre. They can be booked as an alternative to an appointment with the GP, for people with a muscle, bone or joint problem. There is no need to see the GP first.

Contact reception and they will ask you a few questions to make sure you are allocated an appointment with the most appropriate person.

MEDICATION IMPROVEMENTS - the practice is now running some prescribing improvement projects to ensure that you receive the safest and most cost-effective medications for your conditions. You will receive a letter directly if you are affected by any of these changes.

PRESCRIPTION CHANGES FROM APRIL 2017 - all prescription requests will now take 4 working days to process. Any urgent requests must go to the duty doctor.

Clinics & Services

Within the surgery opening hours, the practice provides essential on-going treatment and care to registered patients and temporary residents who are ill or believe themselves to be ill, terminally ill or suffering from chronic disease. The practice takes into account their specific needs and offers consultation, further treatment and where appropriate referral. Immediate necessary treatment is also provided for any accident or emergency within the practice area.

The practice provides the following additional services:

Cervical Screening

Sexual Health Services

Vaccinations and Immunisations

Child Health Surveillance

Maternity Services

Wart Clinic (monthly)

Further Services Provided by the Practice are:

INR, Lithium and Rheumatology Monitoring

Minor Surgery – a range of excisions, cautery & injections

Contraception - Nexplanon and Coil fitting

Minor Injuries

Care for Drug Users

Immunisations (influenza & childhood)

Preventative Care

New Patient Appointments

These appointments are recommended for all new patients and consistofgeneral health screening and advice on any past or present areas of concern, e.g. blood pressure, smoking cessation etc. Appointments are usually with the practice nurse however if you are on regular medication you should make an initial appointment with a GP.

Promoting Good Health

We run screening programmes with regular reviews with the practice nurse, or in some cases a doctor, and all patients with on going health conditions should receive regular correspondence inviting them to attend for checks.

Travel Advice

We can give up to date advice for those travelling abroad. A telephone consultation with the nurse is often the most convenient for initial advice. Please let us know at least 6 weeks before departure where possible. Please arrange an appointment with the practice nurse at reception.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.